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enFIREFISH Gallery: "Doug Hinckle: Gay & Lesbian Activism Photography Exhibit"http://www.readthehook.com/102264/firefish-gallery-doug-hinckle-gay-lesbian-activism-photography-exhibit
<p><strong>FIREFISH Gallery</strong> shows gay and lesbian activist images by the late <strong>Doug Hinckle</strong>, photographer for the <em>Washington Blade</em> from 1984-1994 and well-known for his coverage of the AIDS Memorial Quilt Project. Net profits will be donated to the American Foundation for AIDS Reaearch. 108 Second ST. NW. 984-1777,</p>
_ArtArtExhibitionDoug HinckleFirefish GalleryphotographyFri, 02 Dec 2011 21:05:04 +0000LParsons102264 at http://www.readthehook.comBella Hair Studio: Cary Olivahttp://www.readthehook.com/102171/bella-hair-studio-cary-oliva
<p><strong>Bella Hair Studio</strong> displays polaroids by photographer <strong>Cary Oliva</strong>. A First Friday opening is scheduled for December 2, 5:30-8pm. 231 Douglas Ave. (in Belmont). 970-2220.</p>
_ArtArtExhibitionBella Hair StudioCary OlivaphotographypolaroidSat, 26 Nov 2011 02:58:29 +0000LParsons102171 at http://www.readthehook.comA/V club: LP-grooving artists rock out at PVCChttp://www.readthehook.com/101092/audiovisual-club-artists-rock-out-pvcc
<p>In this age of iTunes and Spotify, when people are as likely to listen to music on their phones as to slip in a CD, something has been lost: rock’s visual component. While over-40 audiophiles spent countless hours contemplating album covers while vinyl discs spun on the turntable, the next generation emblazoned video images on their brains during the days before MTV went <i>Jersey Shore</i>. Rock icons and visual icons were once inextricably linked.</p>
<p>Examining this intertwined relationship, Piedmont Virginia Community College’s “It’s Only Rock and Roll” finds that while Elvis may be the king of rock and roll, graphic designer Matt Thomas is arguably the king of negative space. One of three artists featured in the exhibition, he offers promotional band posters showcasing his virtuosity at integrating inked and un-inked areas to create memorable images that go beyond providing information about dates and venues.</p>
<p>In “Wilco Chicago Skyline,” a line of sans-serif text on the left leads/reads across the horizon to a photograph of Chicago in monochromatic steel blue, the thin spit of the Navy Pier shifting to skyscrapers and heavily inked apartment buildings on the right, with abstract mirror images reflected below in Lake Michigan. Thomas lets negative space define the sky, the water, and the buildings’ windows, as well as the white line of Lake Shore Drive, which not only separates land from lake but also continues the horizontal trajectory of the text. The resulting image of the city subtly suggests a map of digital sound waves.</p>
<p>Rich Tarbell also effectively analyzes what makes a rock image memorable by re-staging iconic album covers from his youth. His photographs playfully bend gender by casting female models in the roles of testosterone-laden rockers like Iggy Pop, AC/DC, and Jim Morrison. Tarbell doesn’t try to replicate his source material perfectly, but rather prods viewers’ memories with iconic elements.</p>
<p>Tarbell’s album re-creations appear again in his strongest piece, the oversized “Surrender,” shot on a life-sized physical set, <em>à la</em> Gregory Crewdson. Here, two boys sit on a twin bed in a wood-paneled room surrounded by the re-worked trappings of 1970s adolescence in the moment just before albums shifted to CDs.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Matt Leech also taps into adolescence in his cartoon-like illustrations that offer a Matt-Groening-collides-with-R.-Crumb-esque style. But it’s Thomas and Tarbell who push “start” on viewers’ mental soundtracks. Rock on.</p>
<p><i>The exhibition, “It’s Only Rock and Roll,” featuring work by Matt Thomas, Rich Tarbell, and Matt Leech, runs through October 26 in the South Gallery of the V. Earl Dickinson Building at Piedmont Virginia Community College. 961-5362.</i></p>
http://www.readthehook.com/101092/audiovisual-club-artists-rock-out-pvcc#comments_BreakingNews_ArtFeaturedEntertainmentArtArt ReviewPiedmont Virginia Community College GalleriesartIt's Only Rock and RollMatt LeechMatt ThomasphotographyprintpvccRich TarbellArt FeaturesMon, 26 Sep 2011 19:20:46 +0000LParsons101092 at http://www.readthehook.comPCA's CitySpace Gallery: Michael Nye's "About Hunger and Resilience"http://www.readthehook.com/101445/pcas-cityspace-gallery-michael-nyes-about-hunger-and-resilience
<p>In collaboration with the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, the Piedmont Council for the Arts' <strong>CitySpace Gallery</strong> presents artist <strong>Michael Nye</strong>'s exhibition of photographs and audio stories, "About Hunger and Resilience." A First Friday opening is scheduled for November 4, 5-8pm. 100 5th St. NE on the Downtown Mall (below the Market Street Parking Garage). 971-2787.</p>
http://www.readthehook.com/101445/pcas-cityspace-gallery-michael-nyes-about-hunger-and-resilience#comments_ArtArtExhibitionCitySpaceBlue Ridge Area Food BankMichael NyephotographyPiedmont Council for the ArtsThu, 13 Oct 2011 06:26:37 +0000LParsons101445 at http://www.readthehook.comShenandoah National Trust hosts reception to announce photo contest winnershttp://www.readthehook.com/99533/shenandoah-national-trust-hosts-reception-announce-photo-contest-winners
<p>The Shenandoah National Trusts hosts a First Friday reception to announce the winners of its "Views of the Shenandoah" photography contest, which ran from April 1 - July 1 in celebration of the Shenandoah National Park's 75th anniversary. Renowned landscape photographers Robert Llewellyn and Hullihen Williams Moore served as judges. The former CCDC space, 100 5th St. NE (below the Market Street Parking Garage). 293-2728.</p>
http://www.readthehook.com/99533/shenandoah-national-trust-hosts-reception-announce-photo-contest-winners#comments_ArtArtEventsCharlottesville Community Design Centerphotographyshenandoah national parkSun, 24 Jul 2011 16:58:56 +0000LParsons99533 at http://www.readthehook.comKluge-Ruhe screens film PORTRAIT OF A DISTANT LANDhttp://www.readthehook.com/99531/kluge-ruhe-screens-film-portrait-distant-land
<p>The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection will screen<em> Portrait of a Distant Land</em>, a 50-minute documentary investigating Tasmanian indigenous photographer Ricky Maynard's journey to visually tell the story of his people. (Maynard's photography exhibit of the same name is currently on view at Kluge-Ruhe.) 400 Worrell Drive. 244-0234.</p>
http://www.readthehook.com/99531/kluge-ruhe-screens-film-portrait-distant-land#comments_ArtUVAArtEventsKluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art CollectiondocumentaryfilmKluge-RuhephotographyRicky MaynardSun, 24 Jul 2011 16:40:51 +0000LParsons99531 at http://www.readthehook.comUVA Art Museum: "The Dancer and the Dance"http://www.readthehook.com/99257/uva-art-museum-dancer-and-dance
<p>In honor of the upcoming residency of choreographer Bill T. Jones, the <strong>University of Virginia Art Museum </strong>presents "The Dancer and the Dance: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs," featuring dance-related artwork by <strong>Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse, Man Ray, Barbara Morgan, Garry Winogrand</strong>, and <strong>Dove Bradshaw</strong>, among others. 155 Rugby Road. 924-3592.</p>
http://www.readthehook.com/99257/uva-art-museum-dancer-and-dance#comments_ArtUVAArtExhibitionUVA Art MuseumartBill T. JonesdancephotographyUVA Art MuseumFri, 15 Jul 2011 22:19:04 +0000LParsons99257 at http://www.readthehook.comJava Java: Tom Bartonhttp://www.readthehook.com/98908/java-java-tom-barton
<p><strong>Java Java</strong> features the photography of <strong>Tom Barton</strong>. 421 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 245-0020.</p>
http://www.readthehook.com/98908/java-java-tom-barton#comments_ArtArtExhibitionJava Java DowntownJava JavaphotographyTom BartonSat, 09 Jul 2011 19:38:08 +0000LParsons98908 at http://www.readthehook.comVMFA: "Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer"http://www.readthehook.com/102252/vmfa-elvis-21-photographs-alfred-wertheimer
<p>The <strong>Virginia Museum of Fine Arts</strong> presents "Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer," an exhibition of 56 black-and-white images of Elvis Presley early in his musical career. 200 N. Boulevard, Richmond. <span class="st">804-340-1400.</span></p>
http://www.readthehook.com/102252/vmfa-elvis-21-photographs-alfred-wertheimer#comments_ArtArtExhibitionVirginia Museum of Fine ArtsAlfred WertheimerElvis PresleyphotographyVirginia Museum of Fine ArtsVMFAFri, 02 Dec 2011 17:09:40 +0000LParsons102252 at http://www.readthehook.comTerra incognita: Parallel shows abstract the elementshttp://www.readthehook.com/98689/terra-incognita-critcher-wallace-and-steinmetz-abstract-elements
<p>Serendipity— so refreshing but so often fleeting. Case in point: until July 10, the ideal way to precede a visit to photographer Paige Critcher and painter Pamela Wallace’s Chroma Projects exhibit, “As Above So Below,” is to spend time with Look3 artist George Steinmetz’s aerial photographs hanging in the trees on the Downtown Mall. By coincidence, the two shows overlap, yet they seem in conversation, informing and enriching each other.</p>
<p>Steinmetz’s bird’s-eye photographs of actual landscapes are beautifully abstract, with compositions emphasizing colors and unexpected patterns. Critcher and Wallace’s abstract photos and paintings, on the other hand, use an array of materials— pigment, beeswax, fabric, water, oil, etc.— to evoke aerial vistas. Unlike with Steinmetz, the fluid relationship between Critcher and Wallace’s work is not accidental; the&nbsp;two took a cross-country trip in a low-flying plane, which became the inspiration for “As Above So Below.”</p>
<p>Although Wallace works primarily with oil stick and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encaustic_painting">encaustic</a> (hot wax, sometimes mixed with other materials), her precise techniques are elusive, as she creates square-paneled paintings that often include the illusion of alluvial features, such as rivers or coastlines. A seemingly organic rivulet of green or blue frequently meanders across a diffuse surface undulating with earthy colors, like rust and ochre. In some works, such as “Desolate,” Wallace introduces loosely woven cloth to simulate the effect of crazing.</p>
<p>Particularly riveting is a 5 x 5 grid of 25 smaller pieces by Wallace. The thickness of the panels varies along with Wallace’s myriad effects and levels of abstraction. The relationship to landscape may seem obvious, as in “Fissure,” or obscure, as in “Scabrous,” but the eye continually makes new discoveries as it moves from panel to panel.</p>
<p>Critcher’s method for creating her photographic subject matter is also mysterious. She drops oil, pigment, and who knows what else in shallow water, and then photographs how the various elements respond to each other. Sometimes, the resulting shapes, ripples, and luminous bubbles call to mind specific associations. For example, “Underwater Plume” recalls flying over lit-up towns along a seacoast at night. Other times, the territory seems unfamiliar but no less convincing, as in “Slick” or the texturally dazzling “Tarballs.”</p>
<p>The longer one looks, the more the poetic relationship between Critcher and Wallace’s abstract work and Steinmetz’s documentary photographs emerges. Oil dots are like Nigerian salt pools, and crackled paint echoes Algerian ruins. What luck the two shows coincide, however briefly!</p>
<p><em>Part of Look3: Festival of the Photograph, George Steinmetz’s aerial photographs hang in the “Trees” exhibit on the Downtown Mall through July 10. Paige Critcher and Pamela Wallace’s show, “As Above So Below,” is on view through July 23 at Chroma Projects, 418 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 202-0269.</em></p>
http://www.readthehook.com/98689/terra-incognita-critcher-wallace-and-steinmetz-abstract-elements#comments_ArtArtArt ReviewChroma ProjectsChroma ProjectsGeorge SteinmetzlandscapeLook3Paige CritcherpaintingPamela WallacephotographyArt FeaturesMon, 04 Jul 2011 14:14:38 +0000LParsons98689 at http://www.readthehook.comThe Bridge: Josh Rogan and Johnny St. Ourshttp://www.readthehook.com/98595/bridge-josh-rogan-and-johnny-st-ours
<p><strong>The Bridge</strong> hosts "A Dream of Getting There: New Work by <strong>Josh Rogan</strong>," an evening of music, film, photography and friends, featuring an exhibit by Josh Rogan and a film by <strong>Johnny St. Ours</strong>, as well as music by the Rogan Brothers Band. 209 Monticello Road. 984-5669.</p>
http://www.readthehook.com/98595/bridge-josh-rogan-and-johnny-st-ours#comments_ArtArtEventsThe BridgefilmJohnny St. OursJosh RoganphotographyThe BridgeThe Rogan Brothers BandFri, 01 Jul 2011 14:29:33 +0000LParsons98595 at http://www.readthehook.comCPI offers "Porfolio Review" http://www.readthehook.com/101161/cpi-offers-porfolio-review
<p>The Charlottesville Photography Initiative holds a "Portfolio Review," which offer participants the chance to get one-on-one feedback and discuss specific topics with local professional photographers. Each participant will have the opportunity to present a body of work in three 25-minute sessions, each with a different reviewer. 300 W. Main St. 703-403-5510.</p>
http://www.readthehook.com/101161/cpi-offers-porfolio-review#comments_ArtArtEventsCharlottesville Photography InitiativeCPIMeet-upphotographySat, 01 Oct 2011 22:27:52 +0000LParsons101161 at http://www.readthehook.comCPI holds two-day "DSLR Video Workshop" http://www.readthehook.com/101160/cpi-holds-two-day-dslr-video-workshop
<p>The Charlottesville Photography Initiative holds a two-day "DSLR Video Workshop," which provides an introduction into how to shoot and edit a film using a DSLR camera and a laptop. 300 W. Main St. 703-403-5510.</p>
http://www.readthehook.com/101160/cpi-holds-two-day-dslr-video-workshop#comments_ArtArtEventsCharlottesville Photography InitiativeCPIMeet-upphotographySat, 01 Oct 2011 22:18:48 +0000LParsons101160 at http://www.readthehook.com CPI holds "Lighting Workshop" http://www.readthehook.com/101159/cpi-holds-lighting-workshop
<p>The Charlottesville Photography Initiative holds a "Lighting Workshop," a mix of lecture and hands-on practice that will cover camera basics regarding lighting plus tips and techiniques on how to use light to make photos stand out. 300 W. Main St. 703-403-5510.</p>
http://www.readthehook.com/101159/cpi-holds-lighting-workshop#comments_ArtArtEventsCharlottesville Photography InitiativeCPIMeet-upphotographySat, 01 Oct 2011 19:55:31 +0000LParsons101159 at http://www.readthehook.comCPI hosts "Exposure Theory" discussionhttp://www.readthehook.com/101158/cpi-hosts-exposure-theory-discussion
<p>The Charlottesville Photography Initiative hosts an "Exposure Theory" discussion, which will cover the fundamentals of exposure (shutter speed, aperture, and ISO) and review various shooting strategies. After the discussion, participants will break into small groups to discuss what they've learned. 300 W. Main St. 703-403-5510.</p>
http://www.readthehook.com/101158/cpi-hosts-exposure-theory-discussion#comments_ArtArtEventsCharlottesville Photography InitiativeCPIMeet-upphotographySat, 01 Oct 2011 19:50:08 +0000LParsons101158 at http://www.readthehook.com